Chapter 210 Grand Mage Tower
Floating Island, a mysterious place suspended above the clouds.

In the Silver City, floating islands are divided into civilian and military use. Civilian floating islands are usually private territories of nobles and big businessmen. The scenery on those floating islands varies. Some are covered with dense forests, full of greenery, birdsong and flowers; others are rocky, with strange rocks standing in rows, desolate and magnificent. Of course, all the scenery on the island is man-made.

The floating islands used by the army are standard combat units. All cities, military buildings, and factories are located on the floating islands, forming an island legion with both mobility and logistical capabilities.

The floating island where Richard and his men were located was a standard military island.

On the island, you can see production buildings and military buildings such as the Military Council, Castle, Dockyard, Blacksmith Shop, Magic Guild, Fairy Factory, Obsidian Wall, Advanced Foundry, Archmage Tower, etc. These buildings are full of very typical Silver City-State style, spectacular, gorgeous and practical.

There is a sentry post every five steps or ten steps on the island, and the security is very tight.

Richard could clearly feel that as they walked on the island, the guards on duty on the island looked at them with scrutiny and vigilance.

This look was obviously not friendly.

Richard approached Macedonia suspiciously and asked in a low voice, “Old Ma, we seem to be a little unwelcome here?”

“It seems that he is not welcome.” Macedonia shrugged and said indifferently: “Our executive officer did some things when he was at the border before, so he has a bad reputation in the army.

Especially a small number of troops who were involved in that incident, they would hate the name of the big sister. “

“The viper lady… is it Gray Pigeon?” Richard asked in a low voice.

“Huh?” Macedonia looked at Richard in surprise: “How do you know about Gray Pigeon? Did someone tell you about Big Sister’s past? Who told you?”

“Yes. I know a little bit.” Richard nodded and said truthfully: “Two investigators from the capital told me. But they didn’t tell me much.”

“Holy Hammer and Shi Ensheng? Tsk, you are such a talkative guy.” Macedonia said with a snort, “The big sister led her troops to carry out a mission. For this mission, she sacrificed all 21 members who followed her. Only she and her deputy captain survived.

The deputy captain also became mentally ill shortly after returning to the army. Before he became mentally ill, he wrote a 35,000-word complaint, accusing Executive Officer Iluna of forcing him and his comrades to go to the Void Cave to hunt Void Species and block the Void Passage.

Our executive officer was subjected to three rounds of review. Of course, the review results were finally in favor of our executive officer – the review results showed that the order issued by the executive officer at that time was the most correct choice and there was no problem. “

Macedonia scratched his head: “The bad thing is that Executive Officer Iluna is not an ordinary person. She has a background. Her parents and even grandparents are members of the Great Council.

Because of her background, the results of her investigation were not recognized by most border officers, who believed that Officer Iluna had escaped punishment because of her strong background.

Because of this incident, the executive was subjected to a lot of prejudice and rumors.

Of course, the executive officer was not a good-tempered person. She fought back against those who mocked her. You know her character. Her means of fighting back were not gentle. This also caused her to have a bad relationship with many officers in the army.

By now, many of those officers have been promoted to important positions, and the mage just now should be one of them.”

Zach came over, put his hand on Richard’s shoulder, and said, “These are all the old stories of the big sister. They have nothing to do with us. The big sister won’t ask us for help. We just need to do our own thing.”

He pointed to a very tall tower in the center of the island and said, “That’s where we’ll select students tomorrow—the Archmage Tower.

The first students to join St. John’s University will be selected there.

Inside the Grand Mage’s Tower, there are instruments for checking the caster’s magical adaptability, rune tablets for wizards’ enlightenment, and elemental books for mages to learn magic.

We will take the little saint to the Grand Mage Tower in a moment to set up a holy light ritual array to test the holy light adaptability of the students we have selected.

If all goes well, more Grand Mage Towers will add Holy Light Ritual Arrays in the future, and there will be a chance to open a new era of the fusion of magic and divine arts. By then, we will all be witnesses of this new era.”

“The Holy Light Ritual Array…” Richard asked doubtfully, “If I remember correctly, the Holy Light Ritual Array should be a divine ritual used by the Holy Cultists to screen priests and nuns, which is somewhat similar to our magic enlightenment.

All the people of the Holy See can be qualified to become priests or nuns only after passing the test of Holy Light Loss Syndrome.

The Holy Light Ritual Array should only be built in a church, can it be set up in our Mage Tower?”

“As long as our Saint is here, it will be fine.” Dong Luo replied in a low voice: “The essence of the Holy Light Ritual Array is to examine whether a divine power channel connecting to the Dragon of Light can be established in the target’s soul. The most important thing in the entire ceremony is not the church, but to attract the attention of the Dragon of Light.

The Holy See is the representative of the Dragon of Light on earth. Under normal circumstances, no one can connect to the Kingdom of the Dragon of Light without the approval of the Holy See.

But we, the Saint, are an exception. Because of the existence of the ancient covenant, we can bypass the Holy See and directly contact the Kingdom of the Dragon of Light. “

Richard looked at Dong Luo with flashing eyes.

The Dragon of Light is the ultimate belief of the Holy See, the source of all divine arts, and the deity worshipped by the entire Church.

The saints can bypass the Holy Church and contact the Dragon of Light. If the saints really part ways with the Holy Church, if the power of the Dragon of Light is lit outside the Holy Church, especially in the Silver City-State, the mortal enemy of the Holy Church, it will be an extremely huge blow to the Holy Church.

It could even cause the Holy See, which was once on par with the Silver City-State, to disappear and never recover. No wonder the Holy See was so anxious and sent out angels to capture Dong Luo so early.

The journey was uneventful and Richard and his companions successfully arrived at the foot of the Archmage’s Tower.

Although the two yellow-robed wizards guarding the Archmage Tower were not very enthusiastic, they still opened the door of the Archmage Tower as Iluna requested and took Richard and the others into the Archmage Tower.

Entering the Great Magic Tower, the first thing that caught Richard’s eyes was the spacious and bright magic hall. The walls were inlaid with various gems, which emitted a soft light and illuminated the entire space. In the center of the hall was a huge crystal ball, which kept changing colors.

Dong Luo looked at the crystal ball with a curious look in his eyes, but he didn’t dare to ask. Richard noticed this carefully and whispered to Dong Luo: “This is the elemental crystal, a device for mages to test their elemental talents.

When the mage has awakened, he can use his own magic power to activate the elemental crystal. The elemental crystal reflects the mage’s most talented element, and according to the result, he can conduct targeted magic learning, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

For example, if you put your hand on an elemental crystal and green appears in the elemental crystal, it means that you are good at air magic. The larger the area of ​​green, the stronger your talent in air magic.

The more colors displayed in the elemental crystal, the more magic factions this wizard can easily learn. The larger the color area displayed, the higher the corresponding magic faction talent. “

“Oh. It’s a bit like our Holy Light Ritual Formation. The Holy Church and the Silver City-State are indeed of the same origin, and they are very similar in many ways.” Dong Luo suddenly realized, and she asked curiously: “Then what did the elemental crystal show when you tested it, Teacher Li?”

“It’s a rainbow.” Richard said calmly, “Various colors fill the crystal ball, like a sky full of stars, flowing endlessly. This means that I have the talent to learn all kinds of magic. Of course, this is just the threshold to become a top magician. Most magicians above the fifth ring have the talent to learn all kinds of magic.”

“Very impressive, you are worthy of being Teacher Li. Then… can I try?” Dong Luo stretched out his hand curiously. “I grew up in the Holy See. When I came here as an undercover, I directly took someone else’s identity to enroll. I have never tested my magic talent. I also want to see what my magic talent is like.”

“Then let’s give it a try.” Iluna said with a smile: “Just walk up and touch it.”

“Hmm!” Dong Luo walked to the crystal ball and put his hand on it. In an instant, bright white light surged, filling the entire crystal ball.

A white light flashed, Dong Luo’s hand was bounced away in an instant, and the crystal ball slowly dimmed.

“Nothing was detected. Divine magic repels magical energy.” Iluna shook her head and said:
“This is what has troubled us mages and your priests the most for so long.

You can only have one of the two, divine arts and magic power.”

Dong Luo looked at the palm of his hand, then at the crystal ball that was gradually calming down, and after a moment of silence, he said, “It was not like this in ancient times. According to our secret records, Saint Adela, Winter Witch Erid, Eye of God Seya and other powerful heroes all mastered both divine arts and magic.

Theocracy and magic should be able to coexist!
In the past, it was not in the interest of the Holy See and the Silver City to resolve this issue, but that will no longer be the case. We will resolve this issue, and this is what the Church Academy is for.”

“What a great aspiration. I support you spiritually and am willing to provide all the help other than practical support.” Iluna clapped her hands and said, “Okay, let’s go upstairs to where we are setting up the venue.”

Richard followed Iluna and walked up the spiral staircase in the Archmage Tower. On both sides of the staircase were rows of bookshelves filled with precious magic books and scrolls, each of which exuded a faint magical fluctuation.

As the height increased, the magic power in the Archmage’s Tower became more and more dense, and there were more and more mages around the stairs.

In addition to the [Archmage] who was reading a magic book, they also saw some combat mages wearing white turbans, training their fists and feet on sandbags.

Richard noticed that the archmages looked at Iluna with mostly vigilance and unfriendly eyes, but the reactions of the battle mages to Iluna were completely opposite to those of the archmages.

Not only would they salute Iluna with their eyes, but they would also bow and salute in the direction Iluna left after she left.

“What’s going on?” Richard asked Zack in a low voice.

“This has something to do with the Big Sister’s family. Battle mages are not simple spellcasters like Archmages. They have excellent close combat capabilities, and they also have the [Suppression Aura] that can counter magic and divine arts to protect the vulnerable Archmages.

All combat mages are weakened versions of magic monks. Strictly speaking, the ancestor of the big sister, Neve-Alamagala, is the ancestor of all combat mages.

Battle mages are a profession that places great emphasis on learning from their teachers, so they naturally have great respect for the big sister.”

“Oh, that’s how it is.” Richard suddenly realized and felt relieved. With these battle mages around, the legendary mage wouldn’t dare to cause trouble even if he hated Iluna.

When he reached the top of the Archmage Tower, Richard’s eyes suddenly opened up. A circular platform appeared in front of him, surrounded by circles of stone slabs. Runes were carved on the stone slabs, and they flashed a faint blue light, which was very dazzling.

These are rune tablets, which can provide wizards with basic enlightenment magic items. With these rune tablets, as long as the target has a little bit of witchcraft talent, it can be stimulated.

However, wizards who use rune tablets to inspire themselves are overdrawing their potential, and their growth ceiling is not high.

Therefore, the Rune Slab can only be used to create wizard soldiers, and there is no way to create elites.

“Okay, we’re here.” A yellow-robed wizard pointed to an empty room next to the rune slab and said to Iluna:
“This room was originally used for destructive magic experiments, but now we have cleared it out. You can set up the Holy Light Ritual Array in this room.”

“Little Saint, is this room ok?”

Dong Luo observed it carefully, nodded, and said with satisfaction: “No problem. There is little magical interference in this room, which is very suitable for me to perform. I will go in.”

Dong Luo glanced at Richard, nodded, and went into the room.

“Great Dragon of Light, you are the symbol of authority, truth, loyalty and justice, the beacon in the darkness, leading us to the light. Under your guidance, we seek to illuminate the dark places, conquer evil, and pursue personal honor and heroism.

I pray to you devoutly here, asking for your protection and guidance. May your power dispel the haze in my heart and fill my soul with sunshine; may your wisdom illuminate my way forward and let me find the direction in confusion…”

After a long spell, a dazzling white light gradually appeared on Dong Luo’s hand, and a dragon statue the size of a palm gradually emerged and hovered in front of Dong Luo.

At that moment, Richard’s heart was shocked! He seemed to see a huge dragon of light that illuminated the whole world floating in the sky, casting a stunning glance at him.

But the feeling was fleeting, like an illusion, yet so clear that it made Richard’s hair stand on end.

(End of this chapter)